Mums The Word For Mazda's New Microsite

Mazda has launched its first online microsite specifically aimed at mums, suitably named ‘Mazda Mums’. To mark the introduction of the New Mazda5, launched in October this year, the Mazda Mum’s site provides busy parents quick advice on a variety of topics and enables visitors to post their own tips.

Offering useful guidance on children’s safety while driving, entertainment for long journeys, meal suggestions and other helpful advice, Mazda Mums is already proving to be a popular site – see http://uk.specials.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mazda-mums/.

Mazda Mums is currently hosting an exclusive competition, giving visitors to the site the opportunity to win six nights accommodation for their family in one of seven European countries. To ensure they fully enjoy their stay, the winning family will also receive the use of a Mazda5 for the duration, provided by Waters Mazda.

The Mazda5, now available at Waters Mazda, is a family favourite. Its versatile interior can accommodate up to seven occupants over three rows of seats. Alternatively, with the rear seats folded flat the Mazda5 offers an exceptionally large cargo space, ideal for bulky pushchairs and shopping.

“We have received outstanding interest in the newly designed Mazda5. It is a great car for families of all sizes, providing plenty of space for parents, and children of all ages. Its new sleek design has proven even more popular than the previous model and the enhanced equipment levels are first rate,” commented Steve Bullimore, General Manager at Waters Mazda.

Priced from £17,695 on the road, the three equipment levels available on the Mazda5 – TS, TS² and Sport – each provide exceptional value for money. Mazda’s punchy yet economical petrol and diesel engines present outstanding performance, making the Mazda5 a fun family car demonstrating Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom spirit. For improved economy the Mazda5 is available with stop/start i-stop technology, which improves fuel economy and reduces CO₂ emissions.

Practical rear sliding doors ensure that transferring children to and from the rear seats of the Mazda5 is a simple and easy task. The top-of-the range Sport model features automatic powered sliding doors with a safety sensor to ensure hands are not caught.

To find out more about the Mazda5, the rest of the Mazda range, or to arrange a test drive, please call in to either of our Barnet or Chingford showrooms , or call us on 0845 871 5253 for Barnet or 0845 871 7101 for Chingford.

Visit Your Local Renault Dealer For Christmas Gift Ideas!

With snow falling and Christmas not far away, you can ditch the boring socks and perfume ideas as we have all kinds of gift ideas for your nearest and dearest, whether they are petrolheads or not!

For the younger Renault F1Team fans, there’s a Renault F1 cuddly toy in the shape and colours of the current R30 car, which is suitable for babies and children of eight months and older for just £14.99.

Older children will love the remote controlled Mégane 3 Trophy race car which is a scale model of the original and costs just £34.25, while budding technicians can try out their skills on the Renault mechanic set for £36.96.

There’s a Twingo Gordini pedal car which means that you can enjoy Renault’s sporting pedigree for just £69.95. Designed for those aged between three and seven, it could be the ideal way to get a little one on his or her way towards the podium!

Renault’s newest concept, the 100% electric DeZir sports car has recently hit the headlines for its beautiful lines and design. While you might have to wait a while to get your hands on the real thing, you can enjoy a 1/43 scale model for only £42.19.

Men can be notoriously difficult to buy for, but Renault has everything from Precisio Pens in brushed chrome, presented in a velvet lined gift box for £10, to the highly collectable TW Steel Renault F1 Team Pilot Collection watch with steel case and black leather strap from £157.22. It’s waterproof to 100m and is guaranteed for two years.

For fans of the high-performance Renaultsport range, there’s a range of replica items including a trolley case for £58 and a beanie hat to keep you warm at Clio Cup and Formula Renault race meetings for just £8.

All of these items are available either to order or directly from your local Waters or AutoPlanet Renault Dealer, but it’s not only Christmas presents that are available for the cold snap. With snow and ice in so many parts of the country, it’s essential that your car is in tip-top condition, so each Renault dealer gives you a free 25-point winter check to ensure that such things as tyres and batteries are able to cope with the strains placed on them by the cold weather.

David Scurry, General Manager, AutoPlanet Renault Southampton said: “This year’s range of Renault gifts and accessories make ideal presents for all sorts of budgets and will put a big smile on your loved one’s face on Christmas day!”.

To find out more contact Waters Renault Letchworth on 0845 871 5108,

AutoPlanet Renault Southampton on 0845 871 7045 or

Waters Renault St Albans on 0845 871 5109.

Peugeot's RCZ Wins Top Gear Award

Top Gear magazine today announced that the Peugeot RCZ is its 'Coupé of the Year' 2010.

The UK's best selling automotive magazine took its assessment of the RCZ to the extreme by road testing it in Northern China in the proximity of the Great Wall; the first time the Peugeot RCZ has been in the world's largest car market.

In appreciating the many virtues of the Peugeot RCZ, the magazine reports; "The Peugeot RCZ is a beautifully balanced car, easy to drive quickly. Low and wide, it always feels completely on your side, gripping hard, resorting to understeer only at the limit. The Peugeot RCZ is positioned as a small, sophisticated GT, and fills it perfectly."

The Peugeot RCZ was launched in June 2010 and has proved to be a great success with over 2,000 cars already sold in the UK. Priced from £20,450 it represents great value for money and is available with a choice of three engine options - a 200bhp or 156bhp THP turbo-charged petrol engine and a 163 bhp HDi diesel engine.

Other accolades bestowed on the RCZ include it being awarded 'The most Beautiful Car of the Year 2009' by over 100,000 online voters from 62 countries, at the 25th International Automobile Festival, Auto Express magazine's Best Coupé and readers' Design Award, and Diesel Car magazine's Best Sports Car of the Year 2010.

To find out more about RCZ or any of the Peugeot Range call us at either of our branches; Waters Peugeot Chingford on 0845 871 5107 or Waters Peugeot Hatfield on 0845 871 5104, or visit either of our showrooms.

Sporty SEAT Set For Chingford Debut

Sporty Spanish car maker SEAT is set to strengthen its presence in London with the opening of a new dealership in Chingford later this month.

The rapidly expanding Barcelona-based brand will further boost its profile in the capital when retail partner AutoPlanet opens its new outlet at its multi-franchise site on the Lea Valley Road.

And that’s great news for the region’s motorists who will now have easy access to many of the most exciting, environmentally-friendly and economical cars on the road today.

Looking ahead to the launch of the new outlet, AutoPlanet’s SEAT Brand Specialist Korel Hussein, said: ‘We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing the SEAT brand to Chingford and to be adding another SEAT franchise to our growing portfolio.

‘SEAT is without doubt one of the most exciting marques on the market and has a youthful and dynamic range of models which the motorists of this region have had to travel to find for far too long.

‘We aim to very quickly establish ourselves as one of the first destinations for anyone looking for a new or used SEAT or quality aftersales service by offering the very highest levels of customer care in all aspects of the business.’

Operated by Automotive Retail Group – one of the largest and fastest growing dealer groups in the south of England – the new dealership will centre on an attractive and well-appointed showroom where the latest SEAT models will be on display.

This includes the sensational new Leon Ecomotive – which can cover nearly 900 miles on a single tank of fuel and is exempt from road tax thanks to its class-leading CO₂ emissions of just 99 g/km – and the fire-breathing 155 mph Leon Cupra R, the most powerful SEAT production car to date.

Outside, meanwhile, the large forecourt has room for dozens of SEAT-approved used cars while retaining ample space for customer parking. Finally, a state-of-the-art service centre – staffed by SEAT-trained technicians – will offer top quality aftersales care for all makes and models.

For more information on the SEAT range or to book a test drive, call AutoPlanet SEAT Chingford on 0845 871 7109.

AutoPlanet SEAT Chingford joins our existing SEAT Dealership AutoPlanet SEAT Tunbridge Wells who can be contacted on 0845 871 5169.